Year of the Lion

Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

February 1

• LCIF grant application deadline for consideration in May 2022 by the LCIF Board of Trustees for Childhood Cancer, Diabetes, Hunger, Matching, and Lions Quest grants. (Final submission deadline subject to finalization of the board and committee meeting dates. Contact LCIF for confirmation.)

February 5

• Application due for Advanced Lions Leadership Institute in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

February 11

• Joint meeting between LCI Board of Directors and LCIF Board of Trustees (Virtual)

February 12

• Applications due for Lions Certified Instructor Program in Shanghai, China

February 16-17

• Lions Day with the United Nations Day (Nairobi, Kenya)

February 28 - March 20

• 2022 Virtual FVDG/DGE Seminar - Multiple live virtual sessions

March 1-20

• 2022 Virtual FVDG/DGE Seminar (continued from February 28) - Multiple live virtual sessions

March 2

• Applications due for the Lions Certified Instructor Program in Brisbane, Australia

March 8

• Applications due for Advanced Lions Leadership Institute in Brussels, Belgium

March 11

• 44th Annual Lions Day with the United Nations

March 11-13

• Advanced Lions Leadership Institute (Mumbai, India)

March 16

• Applications due for the Advanced Lions Leadership Institute in Brisbane, Australia

March 24-26

• Mediterranean Lions Conference (Tunis, Tunisia)

March 25-28

• Lions Certified Instructor Program (Kathmandu, Nepal)

March 26-28

• Advanced Lions Leadership Institute (Calgary, Canada)

Environmental Awareness Month
Family & Friends Month
Leo Club Awareness Month

April 22-25

• Lions Certified Instructor Program (Lima, Peru)
• International Board of Directors Meeting (Kona, Hawaii, USA)

April 23-25

• Advanced Lions Leadership Institute (Tunis, Tunisia)

April 28 - May 1

• Lions Certified Instructor Program (Nairobi, Kenya)

April 30

• Worldwide Induction Day (WWID) is an exciting global membership celebration held annually on the last Saturday in April to unite clubs around the world in welcoming new members. 

April 30 - May 2

• Faculty Development Institute (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

Strengthen Membership Month

May 1

• LCIF grant application deadline for consideration in August 2022 by the LCIF Board of Trustees and the SightFirst Advisory Committees for Childhood Cancer, Diabetes, Hunger, Matching, Lions Quest and SightFirst grants. Final submission deadline subject to finalization of the board and committee meeting dates. Contact LCIF for confirmation.

May 10

• Executive Committee Meeting (Oak Brook, Illinois, USA)

May 11-13

• LCIF Board of Trustees Meetings (Oak Brook, Illinois, USA)

May 15-18

• Lions Hill Day (Washington, D.C.)

May 20-23

• Lions Certified Instructor Program (Brisbane, Australia)

May 27-29

• Advanced Lions Leadership Institute (Brisbane, Australia)

June 6-8

• Advanced Lions Leadership Institute (Brussels, Belgium)

June 19-23

• International Board of Directors Meetings (Montréal, Quebec, Canada)

June 23-24

• FVDG/DGE Seminar in Montreal

June 24-28

• 104th Lions Clubs International Convention in Montréal

July 15

• Last day to enter Lion and Leo service activities for the 2021-2022 year

August 8

• Long Range Planning Committee Meeting

August 9

• Executive Committee Meeting

August 10-12

• LCIF Board of Trustees Meeting

August 12

• SightFirst Advisory Committee (SAC) Meeting

August 15

• Deadline for club service chairpersons and Leo club presidents to electronically send one nomination to the District Global Service Team coordinator for the Kindness Matters Service Award
• Top Ten Youth Camps and Exchange Chairperson Award nominations due to Lions International

August 18

• Applications due for Advanced Lions Leadership Institute (ALLI) in Los Angeles, CA, USA

August 25

• Applications due for Lions Certified Instructor Program (LCIP) in Recife, Brazil
• Applications due for Faculty Development Institute (FDI) in Porto, Portugal

August 31

• Club Excellence Award Applications for the 2021-2022 are due
• District Excellence Award Applications for 2021-2022 are due
• Zone and Region Award applications are due for the 2021-2022 Lions Year
• Deadline for the Fast Start special initiative.

September 3

• Applications due for Faculty Development Institute (FDI) in Perth, Australia

September 8

• Applications due for Advanced Lions Leadership Institute (ALLI) in Denpasar, Bali
• Applications due for Faculty Development Institute (FDI) in Santiago, Chile

September 10

• Applications due for Lions Certified Instructor Program (LCIP) in Budapest, Hungary

September 11-17 

• "Celebrate Community" is a week-long initiative that promotes joint service projects among the incredible members of Lions International, Kiwanis International, Optimist International and Rotary International. Start planning a project now and be sure to invite another service club to join you!

September 15

• Deadline for District Global Service Team coordinator to electronically send one nomination to the Multiple District Global Service Team coordinator for Kindness Matter Service Award

September 15-17

• USA/Canada Forum (Calgary, Alberta, Canada)

September 16

• 2022-2023 GAT Success Story Funding submission platform opens

September 16-18

• Advanced Lions Leadership Institute (ALLI) for CA VIII in Marrakesh, Morocco

September 22-25

• ANZI-Pacific Forum (Cairns, Australia)

September 23-25

• Faculty Development Institute (FDI) for CA I & II in Ottawa, ON, Canada

Vision Awareness Month
Lions Membership Growth Month
Leo Membership Growth Month

Diabetes Awareness Month

December 1

• Postmark deadline for a district governor to send their one winning Peace Poster and/or Peace Essay to the multiple district council chairperson. A district not belonging to a multiple district must send their one Peace Poster and/or one Peace Essay directly to Brand & Creative at Lions Clubs International Headquarters.

December 2-4

• Faculty Development Institute (FDI) for CA VII in Perth, Australia

December 5

• International Leo Day recognizing the creation of the first Leo club and is celebrated by Leos worldwide. Learn more about the Leo Club Program.

December 9-12

• Lions Certified Instructor Program (LCIP) for CA IV in Barcelona, Spain

December 10

• Applications due for Lions Certified Instructor Program (LCIP) in Brazzaville, Congo

December 15

• Postmark deadline for multiple district council chairpersons to send their one winning Peace Poster and/or Peace Essay to Brand & Creative at Lions Clubs International

December 16-19

• ISAME Forum (Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India)

December 24

• Applications due for Advanced Lions Leadership Institute (ALLI) in Bangkok, Thailand

December 31

• Last day to modify/edit 2022-2023 District Goals

Hunger Awareness Month

January 10

• Executive Committee Meeting

January 11-16

• LCIF Board of Trustees Meeting (Virtual)
• Sight First Advisory Committee (SAC) Meeting (Virtual)

January 13-16

• Lions Certified Instructor Program (LCIP) for CA I & II in Charlotte, NC, USA

January 14

• Applications due for Lions Certified Instructor Program (LCIP) in Christchurch, New Zealand

January 15

• Peace Poster Kits go on sale in the Lions International Shop

January 18-21

• FOLAC Forum

January 20-22

• Faculty Development Institute (FDI) for CA VIII in Cape Town, South Africa

January 21

• Applications due for Advanced Lions Leadership Institute (ALLI) in Guatemala City, Guatemala

January 27-29

• Advanced Lions Leadership Institute (ALLI) for CA VI in Dhaka, Bangladesh

January 28

• Applications due for Faculty Development Institute (FDI) in Visakhapatnam, India
• Applications due for Faculty Development Institute (FDI) in Osaka, Japan